Travel Reference
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Festivals and annual events
There's always some event or other happening in Europe, and the bigger shindigs can
be reason enough for visiting a place. Be warned, though, that if you're intending to
visit a place during its annual festival you need to plan well in advance; accommoda-
tion can be booked up months beforehand, especially for the most famous events.
Festival calendar
Many of the festivals and annual events you'll come across in Europe have their origin in
- and in many cases still represent - religious celebrations, commemorating a local miracle
or saint's day. Others are decidedly more secular - from film and music festivals to street
carnivals.
